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77. The Christian missionaries were mostly active in which Indian region during the 19th century? Answer: Bengal and South India 78. The founder of the Young Bengal Movement, Henry Louis Vivian Derozio, taught at? Answer: Hindu College, Kolkata 79. The main objective of the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Movement was? Answer: Social equality and upliftment of the Ezhava community 80. The first widow remarriage act was passed in which year? Answer: 1856 81. Which social reformer is known for campaigning against the practice of Sati? Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy 82. The Khilafat Movement was primarily related to which religious community? Answer: Muslims 83. Swami Vivekananda emphasized the unity of which philosophy? Answer: Vedanta 84. The founder of the Brahmo Samaj was? Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy 85. The founder of the Arya Samaj was? Answer: Swami Dayanand Saraswati 86. The founder of the Aligarh Muslim University was? Answer: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan 87. Which movement is known for challenging orthodox Hinduism and promoting atheism? Answer: Self-Respect Movement 88. The social reformer Gopal Hari Deshmukh is associated with? Answer: Maharashtra reform movements 89. The founder of the Bhakti movement was? Answer: Not a single founder, but notable saints like Kabir and Ramananda 90. The Indian Renaissance was influenced by which movement? Answer: Brahmo Samaj 91. Social reformer Mahatma Jyotirao Phule was from which region? Answer: Maharashtra 92. The founder of the Prarthana Samaj was inspired by? Answer: Brahmo Samaj and Bhakti movement 93. Who started the Brahmo Samaj after the death of Raja Ram Mohan Roy? Answer: Debendranath Tagore 94. The Self-Respect Movement was established in which year? Answer: 1925 95. The Kuka Movement was known for its? Answer: Religious revivalism and anti-British sentiments 96. The founder of the Namdhari Movement was inspired by the? Answer: Martial spirit of the Sikh Gurus 97. Sri Narayana Guru was a social reformer from which Indian state? Answer: Kerala 98. The Narayana Movement was focused on? Answer: Social equality and upliftment of oppressed classes 99. The missionary who campaigned for women's education and against child marriage in South India was? Answer: Mary Carpenter (British reformer) 100. The Brahmo Samaj was opposed to which Hindu practices? Answer: Idol worship, caste distinctions, and priestly dominance

41. The Singh Sabha movement contributed significantly to the formation of which Sikh organization? Answer: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) 42. The Social Reform Movement that opposed priestly domination and caste rigidities in Maharashtra was? Answer: Satyashodhak Samaj 43. Which reformer promoted the rights of Dalits and popularized the term ‘Dalit’? Answer: Jyotirao Phule 44. The term "Maker of Modern India" refers to? Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy 45. Who was the leader of the Kuka Movement? Answer: Satguru Ram Singh 46. Which reform movement was active among the Ezhava community in Kerala? Answer: SNDP (Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana) Movement 47. Who was a prominent leader of the SNDP Movement? Answer: Sree Narayana Guru 48. The Arya Samaj was divided into which two groups in 1893? Answer: DAV group and Gurukul group 49. Which reformer strongly opposed the caste system and idol worship in the 19th century? Answer: Swami Dayanand Saraswati 50. The founder of the Veda Samaj in South India was? Answer: Sridharalu Naidu 51. Who led the Nirankari Movement in Sikhism? Answer: Baba Dyal Singh 52. Which reformer was famous for the introduction of permanent settlement? Not a socio-religious reformer (Trick question - Cornwallis, administrative) 53. The main focus of the Young Bengal Movement was? Answer: Liberalism and rational thinking inspired by Western education 54. Who started the Prarthana Samaj in the Marathi-speaking region of India? Answer: Mahadev Govind Ranade 55. The main aim of the Deoband Movement was? Answer: Islamic revivalism and educational reform 56. Who was the leader of the Aligarh Movement advocating modern education for Muslims? Answer: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan 57. The founder of the Ramakrishna Mission considered the guru was? Answer: Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa 58. The founder of the Indian Women's Association was? Answer: Annie Besant 59. The founder of the Atmiya Sabha (predecessor of Brahmo Samaj) was? Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy 60. Which socio-religious movement aimed at eradicating untouchability and caste discrimination in Maharashtra? Answer: Satyashodhak Samaj 61. The social reform efforts of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar were focused mainly in? Answer: Bengal 62. Annie Besant was a proponent of which movement in India? Answer: Home Rule Movement and Theosophical Society 63. The Cooperatives were promoted by which socio-religious reformer? Not a core topic, often general economic reforms. 64. Who was the founder of the Dev Samaj? Answer: Behramji Malabari 65. The main objective of the Wahabi Movement founded by Syed Ahmed Barelvi was? Answer: Purification of Islam and resistance to British influence 66. The Akali Movement was a response to British control over? Answer: Sikh gurdwaras 67. The founder of the Akali Movement was? Answer: Master Tara Singh (among key leaders) 68. The main area of activity of the Barelvi Movement was? Answer: North India 69. Who was the famous poet and social reformer from Tamil Nadu known as "Mahakavi"? Answer: Subramania Bharathi 70. The Self-Respect Movement emphasized? Answer: Rationalism, anti-casteism, and women's rights 71. The Namdhari Movement is associated primarily with which religious community? Answer: Sikh 72. The main contribution of the Theosophical Society to Indian society was? Answer: Promotion of spiritual unity and revival of Indian culture 73. The founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement was? Answer: Mirza Ghulam Ahmad 74. The Theosophical Society was introduced in India in? Answer: 1879 75. Who was the founder of the Tattvabodhini Sabha? Answer: Debendranath Tagore 76. The Babri Masjid issue was connected with which socio-religious aspects? Answer: Hindu-Muslim religious conflict (not reform movement, but often discussed)

TOP 100 GK QUESTIONS 👇 1. The Heraka Movement originated in which region? Answer: Naga Hills of Assam and Nagaland 2. Who were the main leaders of the Heraka Movement? Answer: Jadonang and Rani Gaidinliu 3. The Ramosi Rebellion (1877-1887) took place in which Indian state? Answer: Maharashtra 4. The Kol Rebellion (1831-1832) was a tribal uprising in which area? Answer: Jharkhand 5. Who was the leader of the Singh Sabha Movement? Answer: Bhai Gurmukh Singh 6. The Singh Sabha Movement was aimed to reform which community? Answer: Sikh Community 7. When was the first branch of the Singh Sabha Movement established in Amritsar? Answer: 1873 8. The Namdhari Movement is also known as? Answer: Kuka Movement 9. Who was the founder of the Namdhari Movement? Answer: Baba Ram Singh 10. The Deoband Movement was primarily focused on reforming? Answer: The Muslim community 11. Which movement was inspired by Hindu reformers but promoted universal brotherhood? Answer: Theosophical Society 12. Who co-founded the Theosophical Society? Answer: Madame H.P. Blavatsky and Colonel H.S. Olcott 13. The Ramakrishna Mission was founded by which leader? Answer: Swami Vivekananda 14. Who led the Self-Respect Movement in Tamil Nadu? Answer: E.V. Ramasamy (Periyar) 15. Which reform movement focused on eliminating caste discrimination and uplifiting the lower castes? Answer: Satyashodhak Samaj 16. The founder of the Satyashodhak Samaj was? Answer: Jyotirao Phule 17. Who started the Aligarh Movement? Answer: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan 18. The motto of the Arya Samaj was? Answer: Back to the Vedas 19. When was the Arya Samaj founded? Answer: 1875 20. The Prarthana Samaj was founded in which city? Answer: Bombay (Mumbai) 21. Who was the key leader of the Prarthana Samaj? Answer: Atmaram Pandurang 22. Annie Besant was associated with which socio-religious reform movement? Answer: Theosophical Society 23. Which reformer campaigned strongly against child marriage and for widow remarriage? Answer: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar 24. Who was the founder of the Dev Samaj? Answer: Behramji Malabari 25. The Justice Movement and the Self-Respect Movement were primarily active in which region? Answer: South India (Tamil Nadu and Kerala) Laxmidhar sir 8895154969 26. The main objective of the Wahabi Movement was? Answer: Islamic revivalism and anti-British sentiments 27. The Barelvi Movement is a reform movement originating in which religion? Answer: Islam 28. Which movement was aimed at reforming Sikh religious institutions and gurdwaras? Answer: Akali Movement 29. The Akali Movement was aimed at which region? Answer: Punjab 30. Who was the founder of the Indian Women’s Association? Answer: Annie Besant 31. The Chipko Movement was mainly related to? Answer: Forest conservation 32. Which social reformer promoted education for women and fought against untouchability in Maharashtra? Answer: Jyotiba Phule 33. Swami Vivekananda delivered his famous speech at? Answer: Parliament of Religions, Chicago, 1893 34. The Theosophical Society headquarters in India was established in which city? Answer: Adyar, Chennai 35. What was the main theme of the Brahmo Samaj? Answer: Monotheism and rejection of idol worship 36. Who succeeded Raja Ram Mohan Roy as a leader of Brahmo Samaj? Answer: Debendranath Tagore 37. The Tattvabodhini Sabha was associated with which movement? Answer: Brahmo Samaj 38. Which reform movement emphasized the use of vernacular language in religious literature? Answer: Arya Samaj (Hindi) 39. Which movement supported widow remarriage and female education prominently in South India? Answer: Prarthana Samaj 40. The founder of the Barelvi Movement was? Answer: Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi

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